The Thunderhawks entered the OLA in 2003. After a slow but modest start, Niagara broke out with a .500 record in 2005 and earned their first birth into the playoffs. Success really came in 2006 as the Thunderhawks finished 15-5-0 and finished in second place overall in the West Conference. They beat out the upstart Hamilton Bengals in the first round 3 games straight. In the second round they faced the more challenging Windsor Fratmen where they went the distance, winning 3 games to 2. The Semi-final went the distance as well, as they faced the Orangeville Northmen, but this time they were eliminated in five games.
In 2021 the Thunderhawks announced they would be ceasing operations. The announcement cited a lack of available players as a reason for the teams folding.[1] However the teams legacy lives on through Niagara-on-the-Lake's minor lacrosse teams which still use the name "Niagara Thunderhawks" as well as their logo and colours.
Season-by-season results==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
PTS
Placing
Playoffs
2003
20
6
14
0
151
195
12
9th OJBLL West
DNQ
2004
20
6
14
0
142
185
12
10th OJBLL West
DNQ
2005
20
10
9
1
166
165
21
7th OJBLL West
Lost 1st round
2006
20
15
5
0
194
118
30
2nd OJBLL West
Lost semi-final
2007
20
13
7
0
176
147
26
6th OJBLL West
Lost 1st round
2008
20
6
14
0
157
206
12
12th OJBLL West
DNQ
2009
20
2
17
1
95
180
5
14th OJBLL West
DNQ
2010
20
5
15
0
99
155
10
12th OJBLL West
DNQ
2011
20
6
14
0
173
225
10
10th OJBLL West
DNQ
2012
20
11
9
0
219
197
22
8th OJBLL West
Lost Conference QF
2013
20
13
7
0
223
179
26
4th OJBLL West
Lost Conference SF
2014
20
16
4
0
204
174
32
4th OJBLL West
Lost Conference SF
2015
20
17
3
0
218
132
34
2nd OJBLL West
Lost Conference SF
2016
20
15
4
1
214
146
31
3rd OJBLL West
Lost Conference SF
2017
20
8
12
0
187
218
16
9th OJBLL West
DNQ
2018
20
10
10
0
183
188
20
7th OJBLL West
Lost Conference QF
References
^"END OF AN ERA". Niagara Thunderhawks Jr B Lacrosse. Retrieved 13 June 2023.